Quetta, February 28 – Another Baloch student was extrajudicially killed by Pakistani forces in Balochistan, a leading human rights organization said on Saturday.
The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), a human rights body, revealed that the mutilated body of 26-year-old Imran Taj was found in the city of Turbat in the Kech district on Friday, after being forcibly disappeared for nine months.
"This tragic loss has left a deep void in his family and the entire Baloch community," the rights body stated.
According to the BYC, Imran, a student at the University of Turbat, was travelling home from his classes on June 27, 2025, when he was forcibly taken from the road by personnel from Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Frontier Corps.
Condemning the brutal incident, the BYC also denounced the escalating enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and targeted violence carried out by Pakistani forces across Balochistan.
The rights body appealed to international human rights organizations and the United Nations to urgently take notice of the ongoing atrocities in Balochistan, to stand for the rights of the Baloch people, and to ensure that justice, safety, and dignity are upheld for all.
"We affirm that the Baloch people have the right to life, safety, and justice. No family should live in fear or grief while those responsible act with impunity. Our struggle is not born of hatred but from love for our people, dignity, and human rights. The voices of the oppressed will continue to rise, peacefully but firmly, until justice is served," the BYC stated.
The Human Rights Council of Balochistan (HRCB) on Friday expressed grave concern over the alarming increase in violence across Balochistan, perpetrated both by Pakistani forces and non-state actors.
The rights body revealed that on February 25, unidentified armed men carried out a brutal attack in the Minaz area of the Kech district, resulting in the killing of six people and injuring three others, including women and children.
Citing information, the HRCB stated that the assailants reportedly fired mortar shells at a home before opening heavy gunfire on those inside. The attackers also set three vehicles parked at the residence on fire.
"The killing of innocent civilians, particularly women and children, constitutes a grave violation of fundamental human rights and humanitarian principles. No political objective, or security justification can legitimise such acts," the HRCB stated.
